Halloween Potion Bottles

We’re so happy you got yourself this Halloween Potion Bottles kit! We always have such a hard time picking from all the adorable Halloween projects the Wood Connection has. We sure love how this one turned out though! There’s a few steps to this one, so as always, we have a complete tutorial for you!

Here’s what’s in your kit:

3 potion bottles

1 block

black and purple paint

brushes

paper

wood glue

You will also need:

pencil

scissors

How to make it:

Start by painting the medium and large potion bottles black. You will need to paint the backs, sides and just a sliver around the edges of the fronts since the front will be covered with paper. Also paint all the small overlay pieces, even the ones from the small potion bottle. It’s always easiest to start by painting the sides so you can rotate the wood around as you paint and then lay it flat to paint the front/back.

Now for purple. Paint the small potion bottle and the block purple. The potion bottle will be the same as the other two, paint the back, sides and a sliver of the front. Paint the entire block, except maybe the bottom-that’s up to you :).

Tracing the paper:

Once the potion bottles are dry, it’s time to trace the paper.

The best way to trace and cut paper for wood shapes is to set the paper on the FRONT (the unpainted side) of the wood piece, just how it will look when it’s done.

Then flip both the paper and the wood piece over.

Trace the wood shape.

Cut. The paper will fit better on your wood if you cut just inside your pencil lines.

Now turn both the paper and the wood back over and you’re ready to glue the paper to the front of the potion bottles.

Paint wood glue onto the wood, just like you would with paint. Be sure to get all the edges. Then place the paper and turn the bottle over to let dry.

Now glue the overlays onto each bottle as shown below.

Vinyl:

Now that the bottles are assembled and the block is painted, the last step is to add the vinyl. Peel away the white backing, lay the sticky piece onto the block, press the letters down using a vinyl presser or a credit card, and peel away the clear sticky sheet leaving the words on the block.

Do the same for the potion bottles vinyl.

All done and ready to start spooking up your house for Halloween!

Thanks for crafting with us!

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